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| ‘We’re not lying down on this one’: John Barilaro to fight assault charge in court | ‘We’re not lying down on this one’: John Barilaro to fight assault charge in court |
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| Former NSW deputy premier’s lawyer pleads not guilty on his client’s behalf over altercation with freelance cameraman | Former NSW deputy premier’s lawyer pleads not guilty on his client’s behalf over altercation with freelance cameraman |
| Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro will contest charges he assaulted a news camera operator and damaged equipment, a court has been told. | Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro will contest charges he assaulted a news camera operator and damaged equipment, a court has been told. |
| Barilaro, 50, was not required to appear at Manly Local Court on Wednesday when his lawyer entered pleas of not guilty on the former Nationals leader’s behalf. | Barilaro, 50, was not required to appear at Manly Local Court on Wednesday when his lawyer entered pleas of not guilty on the former Nationals leader’s behalf. |
| “We’re not lying down on this one,” lawyer Danny Eid told reporters outside court. | “We’re not lying down on this one,” lawyer Danny Eid told reporters outside court. |
| Barilaro, who resigned from parliament in October 2020, was charged after the altercation with freelance cameraman Matt Costello outside a bar in Manly on 23 July. | Barilaro, who resigned from parliament in October 2020, was charged after the altercation with freelance cameraman Matt Costello outside a bar in Manly on 23 July. |
| Footage circulated online appears to show the pair struggling as they grab and push one another while the man tries to film Barilaro, who then walks away. | Footage circulated online appears to show the pair struggling as they grab and push one another while the man tries to film Barilaro, who then walks away. |
| Barilaro later confirmed the incident, saying he was confronted in the dark outside a bar and felt harassed during a night out with friends. | Barilaro later confirmed the incident, saying he was confronted in the dark outside a bar and felt harassed during a night out with friends. |
| “To come out and have a camera shoved in your face. I’m a private citizen,” he told 2GB in July. | “To come out and have a camera shoved in your face. I’m a private citizen,” he told 2GB in July. |
| “All I did was push a camera out of my way. I did not manhandle an individual.” | “All I did was push a camera out of my way. I did not manhandle an individual.” |
| He was charged with assault and malicious damage in late August. | He was charged with assault and malicious damage in late August. |
| Prosecutors have until 9 November to serve the brief on Barilaro’s lawyer. | Prosecutors have until 9 November to serve the brief on Barilaro’s lawyer. |
| The matter will return to Manly local court on 7 December for reply. | The matter will return to Manly local court on 7 December for reply. |
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| Barilaro has been engulfed in scandal since 2020 after taking defamation action against provocative entertainer Jordan Shanks, better known by his nom de plume, friendlyjordies. | Barilaro has been engulfed in scandal since 2020 after taking defamation action against provocative entertainer Jordan Shanks, better known by his nom de plume, friendlyjordies. |
| He settled that case out of court but was later awarded more than $700,000 from Google, the publisher of the videos on YouTube. | He settled that case out of court but was later awarded more than $700,000 from Google, the publisher of the videos on YouTube. |
| The former Nationals leader returned to the spotlight this year when questions were raised about how he was appointed to a $500,000-a-year government trade job in New York. | The former Nationals leader returned to the spotlight this year when questions were raised about how he was appointed to a $500,000-a-year government trade job in New York. |
| Barilaro said he did nothing wrong by applying for the job. | Barilaro said he did nothing wrong by applying for the job. |
| An independent inquiry found a senior public servant was indirectly influenced by former trade minister Stuart Ayres’ preference over who should get the New York-based role. A parliamentary inquiry is ongoing. | An independent inquiry found a senior public servant was indirectly influenced by former trade minister Stuart Ayres’ preference over who should get the New York-based role. A parliamentary inquiry is ongoing. |